Partition and wall-furring.



H. OLIVER.

PARTITION AND WALL FURRING.

APPLIUAT'ION FILED APB.20.1909.

1,023,526. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

` city of New may OLIVER, or NEW Yami, N. Y.

PARTITION AND WALL-rename.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr.16,191e.

Application led April 20, 1909. Serial No. 491,114.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY GLIVER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Partitions and llVall-Furrings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

' My invention relates to improvements in the construction of partitions for walls, and it is also applicable to the construction of furrings, etc.

It has for its object to facilitate the quick and inexpensive construction thereof, and particularly to provide for the construction of portable elements of such partition, etc., and their easy assembling into a finished partition, etc., and to insure an adequate air space within the partition, etc., as well as providing ample space for the reception of seam and water pipes or others, and also electric: wire conduits.

My invention consists in the parts and combination of parts hereinafter described and more particularly illustrated in the accompanyingr drawings` wherein- Figure l is a vertical cross-section of a partition embodying my inventlon. Fig.

2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, with part of the wire mesh and lath and likewise part of the plaster coating removed. Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective, illustrating the internal construction of partition.

While l have illustrated my invention in Fig. l as employed in the production of a hollow partition, it is not necessarily limited thereto.

The partition (Fig. 1), is composed of the longitudinal upper and lower plate-piecesl, 2, of wood or suitable sheet iron channels or clips. These aresuitably secured to the ceiling and door as hy nails, bolts, etc. Upon each side of the plate-pieces are secured, as by staples. the metal studding which is composed ot vertical metal studs or wires 2'). arranged in parallel pairs, each pair connected at regular intervals, say at S-inch vertical intervals, by thc short` horizont-al metal sepawitors i. which are preferably composed ot' metal wire somewhat smaller than sluls it.

The metal studding composed of studs 3 and horizontal separators 4, is practically one structure, formed so by having the separators 4, united to the studs 3, as by welding, or the said parts may be riveted, tied, clipped, soldered` or Woven together, or united in other substantial manner, so that they may be built up in advance and brought to the work in a continuous length, or cut to length as desired.

It will be observed that the ends of the separators 4 project somewhat outside the vertical plane of the stu'ds 3. The object ot this is to provide support for the metal lath 5, which is secured by bending the r0- jectin f ends of the separators up aroundpthe V sti eners.

The metal lath 5, 6, is here illustrated as provided with stitfeners of V-shape in crosssection. which, are attached to the rear of the lath, at vertical intervals corresponding to separators 4, with the point of the V directed against the vertical posts 3, and with the stiffener located above the separator l, which projects through the lath and is bent up around the stitlener, termin a secure anchorage for the lath. The sti ener and the projecting ends of the sepa rator may be omitted. in which case the lath will be tied directly to the stud, as for instance, with No. 18 galvanized tie wire. Upon the foundation thus formed may be located the ordinary coating or covering 7 of plaster, etc.

I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention reduced to practice in one concrete form, but many of the parts illus` trated may be changed in form or arrange ment or equivalent devices substituted without departing from my invention. For in- Istance the studs 3 may be flat or rectangular or other suitable shape in cross-section. and this is also true of the separator. The distances between the parts in the studding will be adjusted to the requirements'of the job and are shown only illustratively.

What l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

construction for buildings and the like, comprising vertical studs arranged in two parallel rows spaced apart, with a stud in one row opposite a stud in the other row, transverse horizontal separators secured thereto and having an end projecting outmy hand in the presence 0f two subscribing side of Said studs, a metal lathing and a witnesses. stiffener interposed between said lathingi and said studs providin a drying space, HENRY OLIVER' 5 said stitener and metal athing and studs i Witnesses:

being secured together by said separator. i ADGLPH F. DINSE,

g I In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set I HENRIE'MA L. WORKMAN 

